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In November 1996, voters in Michigan approved Proposal E, authorizing three commercial casinos in Detroit, the largest city. The Proposal was expanded and signed into law in 1997 as the Michigan Gaming Control and Revenue Act. [1] This created the Michigan Gaming Control Board under the Michigan Department of Treasury. [5]
The Michigan Gaming Control and Revenue Act, passed by Michigan voters in 1996 as Proposal E and then expanded and signed into law as the Public Act 69 of 1997, allows non-Native American casino gaming in Michigan. [1] [2] The proposal was approved by 51.51% of the voters on November 5, 1996. [3] [4] The text of the proposal as passed by voters:
A gaming control board (GCB), also called by various names including gambling control board, casino control board, gambling board, and gaming commission, is a government agency charged with regulating casino and other types of gaming in a defined geographical area, usually a state, and of enforcing gaming law in general.
This is a list of casinos in Michigan. Gambling has been legal in Michigan since the 1980s. The state is home to 26 land-based casinos. 23 of these are Indian casinos and 3 are commercial casinos in Detroit
MotorCity Casino Hotel is a casino hotel located in Detroit, Michigan, United States.It was opened on December 14, 1999. [1]The $825 million MotorCity complex contains a historic building that housed the Wagner Baking Company, makers of the brand Wonder Bread. [2]
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On December 13, 2005, the Michigan Gaming Control Board approved MGM Grand's plans for a permanent casino with 100,000 square feet (9,300 m 2) of casino space, 401 hotel rooms, and an eight-story self-parking garage to be located on John C. Lodge Freeway and Bagley Street, three to four blocks from the temporary casino.
The Lansing casino was opposed by the Michigan Attorney General, who filed a lawsuit in September 2012 to block the project. He argues that the casino violated federal law and a gaming compact between the Sault Chippewa and the state of Michigan. [12] A federal judge issued an injunction on the project in April 2013 in response to the suit. [13]